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Best Gay Travel Guide to Palm Springs
From GAYETY.co –
Perhaps the gayest and most glamorous city to add to your itinerary, Palm Springs is a desert oasis world-renowned for its LGBTQ-friendly atmosphere. If you’re planning your gay Palm Springs vacation, look no further! This guide will cover everything, including the best resorts, restaurants, bars, clubs, events, and other attractions.
Out of at least 48,000 people in Palm Springs, approximately 33-50 percent of that population is LGBTQ – including the entire city council. This makes it home to arguably the largest LGBTQ community in California coming in at third place among US cities with the most gay and lesbian households. Check out their entire GUIDE. HERE!
And we ALWAYS recommend that you consider staying with INNdulge! OUR FAVORITE resort hotel in Palm Springs!
PLUS! Wednesday night free with 7 night stay!!!
Get away to Palm Springs – Fall and Winter
Looking for something to do and a great getaway this Halloween? Look no further than Palm Springs! From a festive street party to scary underground dinner, there’s something for everyone in this spooky city. And what’s more, the weather is perfect for a Halloween getaway – sunny and warm during the day, cool and crisp at night. So pack your bags and head to Palm Springs for a goulash fun time.
Halloween Palm Springs on Arenas
The main party starts here. The much anticipated Halloween Palm Springs will be returning to Arenas Road on Sunday, October 30, from 4 – 10pm.
The tea dance is 4-6pm and live music 6-10pm. Don’t miss the creative and fun costume contest beginning at 8pm with over $1,500 in prizes. Everyone is welcome to enter. Here’s you’ll find everything from terror to tiaras.
Live entertainment includes Ada Vox, star of “American Idol” and RuPaul’s Drag Race” with her increadible five octave voice. Willie Gomez, highly acclaimed singer and dancer for Britney Spears, J.Lo, Christina Aguilar, and Katy Perry. Singer David Hernandez, star of “American Idol” seventh season and “Naked Men Singing.” Mikalah Gordon, star of “American Idol” season four. Other performances include Jesika Von Rabbit, Pulp Vixen, and Probe 7, so bring your dance shoes.
300 VIP tickets are available for purchase online.
Halloween Themed Chili Cook-Off & Car Show
The Palm Springs Air Museum celebrates Halloween this season, October 29, 10am – 5pm.
Be a part of the fun at PSAM’s 13th annual Chili Cook-Off and Car Show. Burn rubber on over to see some awesome rides and enjoy a tasting of various chili offerings from the Museum volunteers’ secret recipes. It will be a ghoulish feast for the eyes and the tummy.
The Saguaro Palm Springs Monster Mash & Ball
On Friday, October 28, 6-9pm, Saguaro celebrates Halloween with a Monster Mash. Enjoy a costume contest and BBQ dinner outdoors on the San Jacinto Lawn with dancing and cocktails with DJ Jake B in the newly-refreshed El Jefe Desert Cantina. Then continue the fun at 9pm with the Monster Mash Ball.
Bite – A Vampire Circus Dinner
PS Underground invites you to Bite, a vampire circus experience. Three nights only. Friday, Oct. 28, Sat. Oct. 29, and Monday, Oct. 31. All dinner shows begin at 7 pm.
PS Underground is very popular with locals and known for their over-the-top theatrical culinary events. As night falls, the ghastly underworld of the Circus of the Dead begins. Join them for this terrifying and spectacular evening of love, lust, revenge, and redemption.
Enjoy free-flowing blood curdling cocktails, beer, and wine, hand-passed appetizers, and their diabolical four-course dinner. Your fear will feed the frenzy as their Vampire Circus stalks their next victim. You are encouraged you to bring your interpretation of the Circus of the Dead to the table and embrace the darkness by wearing your most sinister, dark, and sultry costumes.
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Palm Springs Events 2022
Lady Bunny “Unmasked and Unfiltered”
Mar 15, 2022 7:00 pm
Dinner & Drink service begins at 5:00pm.
The legendary warthog of Wigstock, Lady Bunny, is coming to Palm Springs with her brand new, full-length cabaret experience “Unmasked and Unfiltered”.
Bunny was trapped in her apartment during lockdown, allowing her filthy and demented thoughts to marinate. Now that she’s running wild and free, she’s ready to share those irreverent thoughts with you through new parodies of Cardi B, Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande; Bunny’s salute to Laugh-In; and other brand new material mixed with some so old that only the dead will recall it. For Drag Race fans, Bunny zaps all the queens and RuPaul in a side-splitting parody of Madonna’s Vogue. Get ready for over an hour of live vocals and belly laughs.
Villagefest Thursdays
- Mar 17, 2022 6:00 pm
- Mar 24, 2022 6:00 pm
- Mar 31, 2022 6:00 pm
- Apr 7, 2022 6:00 pm
- Apr 14, 2022 6:00 pm
- Apr 21, 2022 6:00 pm
- Apr 28, 2022 6:00 pm
- May 5, 2022 6:00 pm
- May 12, 2022 6:00 pm
- May 19, 2022 6:00 pm
- May 26, 2022 6:00 pm
- Jun 2, 2022 7:00 pm
- Jun 9, 2022 7:00 pm
- Jun 16, 2022 7:00 pm
- Jun 23, 2022 7:00 pm
- Jun 30, 2022 7:00 pm
Faux Fur Ball
Apr 2, 2022 6:00 pm – 04/02/2022 9:00 PM
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Palm Springs Vintage Market
- Apr 3, 2022 8:00 am
- May 1, 2022 8:00 am
Taking place the first Sunday of the month, October through May, the market has become a haven for lovers of all things midcentury modern, retro and vintage. Locals and visitors alike look forward to this monthly event and have become diehards!The market is open from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm.
see a HUGE CALENDAR of Palm Springs events @ Visit Palm Springs
Gay Palm Springs is ALIVE and WELL!
INNdulge Palm Springs is a legendary award-winning gay men’s resort located in the heart of Warm Sands, one of the most popular gay areas of Palm Springs. They are Rated FIVE PALMS by Planet Out, the most trusted source in gay travel.
This month they turn 25! It’s their 25th anniversary! Due to covid restrictions, only the guests at the resort this month will celebrate the anniversary. But owner Jon Jackson says he will plan a 2021 big celebration, as soon as restrictions loosen up.
Built in 1958, INNdulge is a Mid-Century jewel and is featured in the Historic Inns of Palm Springs guidebook. Twenty-four poolside rooms surround a 24-hour heated pool and 12-man Jacuzzi.
CLOTHING IS FOREVER OPTIONAL! INNdulge has one of the largest pool courtyards in Palm Springs, with lush landscaping framing incredible views of the San Jacinto Mountains.
Guests enjoy an expanded continental breakfast, in-room safes, TV-DVD players with large DVD library, on-site gym, guest internet stations and property-wide wireless are all complimentary.
WINTER HEADED YOUR WAY???? Book a get away now in Palm Springs at INNdulge!
October Art in Palm Springs
Columbus Day Weekend @ INNdulge! October 11-14, 2019
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September Shows in Palm Springs
September in Palm Springs means movies, music, and more! You can spend your days lounging by the pool at INNdulge and still enjoy plenty of night life with these great late-summer events.
K Gay Radio The Pride of the Valley
This week brought the launch of Qchella Media Corporation and the new K-GAY 106.5 FM, The Pride of the Valley, which debuted its new music format.
K-GAY, as part of Qchella Media, is a new local radio station streamed worldwide on TuneIn Radio. The station serves the LGBTQ+ community with entertainment and information, including an on-demand podcasting platform bringing a wide variety of LGBTQ+ content to their audience in Palm Springs, the Coachella Valley and worldwide.
Besides their unique and diverse programming, what sets Qchella Media Corporation apart is that they are also a non-profit media organization, where every dollar raised through advertising and their members’ support is devoted to the content, allowing their team to
meet the needs of their diverse communities in the Coachella Valley.
Source Palm Springs Life. Read More!
Best Play in Palm Springs
ELECTRICITY is a very funny, sexy and surprisingly emotional journey through the changes that occurred in the LGBTQ community between 1983 and 2013.
It navigates a world where gay life was hidden in bars and sex clubs to one where equality might just be a reality–if Gary and Brad can only believe that they deserve it.
You don’t want to miss this electric event taking place
at INNdulge Palm Springs.
1 show per night with limited seating.
Book now to ensure you don’t miss this unforgettable play.
December 17-18. 2018
January 8-9, 2019
March 10-11, 2019 GET TICKETS!
“The hottest play in Palm Springs…
A must-see”
–Diane Anderson-Minshall, THE ADVOCATE
“ELECTRICITY is shockingly good…
The show is expertly executed…
Witty, bitchy, at times gritty and moving, the show hits all the right notes, delivering the perfect combination of sweet, sexy, uproarious, and at times, sad. But like any memorable love story, it all ends up going right to the heart.”
–Winston Gieseke, PALM SPRINGS LIFE
“A rich character-driven delight…
Playful and poignant, the “Electricity” has a charge that extends not just between the characters but well into the audience.”
–Margaret Quamme, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Winter in Gay Palm Springs
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Palm Springs International Film Festival
January 3, 2019 – January 14, 2019
Now entering its 30th year, the Palm Springs International Film Festival is one of the largest and most well-respected film festivals in North America. Its culturally diverse program of 200± stellar films from more than 60 countries …
Desert Arts Festival
January 12, 2019 – January 13, 2019
The Desert Arts Festival, a four day show, will feature numerous artists presenting their original work in all mediums of two and three dimensional fine art, including paintings in acrylic,&…
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Tour de Palm Springs February 9, 2019
The Tour de Palm Springs has raised over $3,000,000 for Coachella Valley charities since 1999. Tim Esser had an idea on January 31, 1998. He would hold a bike event in Palm Springs that would allow local cyclist to …
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Modernism Week 2019 February 14, 2019 – February 24, 2019
Location: Multiple locations in Palm Springs Information: www.modernismweek.com/ Description: This is a ten day event focusing on mid-century modern design and architecture that makes Palm Springs so unique. Over 75 events including Palm Springs …
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LGBTQ Palm Springs City Council
I first came to Palm Springs in the late 90’s…it was already a gay getaway in the desert with lots of LGBT businesses.
Over the years it has GROWN! I have had so many friends move here! And now the entire city council is LGBTQ!~
Local Government Elects All-LGBTQ City Council
A California city council made history Tuesday night, when voters added two more LGBTQ politicians—making the entire five-person body comprised of LGBTQ membes for the first time. Lisa Middleton, a transgender woman, and Christy Holstege, who identifies as bisexual, won seats on the Palm Springs City Council, joining three current councilmembers, Geoff Kors, J.R. Roberts and…
Seniors Give Gay Advice
You Tube sensation Davey Wavey chatted with Seniors recently and the gay history and advice to young people.
LGBT Community Center of the Desert.
611 South Palm Canyon Dr, Ste 201 Palm Springs, CA 92264
760.416.7790
Palm Springs Gay Pride
.Palm Springs Pride 2014, Nov. 7-9, is offering free festival admission as it moves to a new location in downtown Palm Springs.
PS Pride will also introduce a new parade route and is offering an unprecedented number of performers and attractions with a diverse lineup of performers gathered to celebrate equality, freedom and diversity in the desert’s LGBT community.
Parties Parties Parties! Beach Party, 5k Walk, Pool Parties, ladies parties – it’s all here this year!
Music, celebrities and more!
GET THE WHOLE SCHEDULE HERE
Palm Springs Gay Pride
Provincetown sensation Miss Richfield 1981 headlines Pride Weekend at Purple Room Restaurant and Stage in Palm Springs with her new show Play With My Poodle for two performances only, Friday, November 7 and Saturday, November 8. Also performing Pride Weekend will be award-winning singer-songwriter Bobby Jo Valentine on Thursday, November 6 and Michael Holmes in his hysterical parody The Judy Show on Sunday, Nov 9.
Miss Richfield 1981’s live performances have received critical acclaim, with The New York Post declaring the show “the must-see act in Provincetown.” A P-town icon, Miss Richfield 1981 has been performing there for the past 12 summers and fills the Paramount Theater at the Crown & Anchor nightly.
Many have seen Miss Richfield 1981 in the TV ads for Orbitz online travel and on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Miss Richfield has also appeared on Today on NBC, Cake Boss on TLC, and Weekends With Samantha Brown on Travel Channel. She tours nationally and sells out shows in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Atlanta, South Florida and Minneapolis. She is also television spokesperson for the City of Philadelphia.
Her new show, Play With My Poodle, is a truly original performance and leaves audiences in hysterics with its off-the-page humor, twisted sing-alongs and audience interaction.
The Miss Richfield 1981 show starts at 7:00pm. Tickets for the show are $25 and are available at www.purpleroompalmsprings.com or by calling 760.322.4422.
Kicking off Pride Weekend at Purple Room on Thursday, November 6, will be singer and recently named “Songwriter of the Year” by the West Coast Songwriter’s Association Bobby Jo Valentine with his brand of hopeful folk/pop and infectious vocal melodies. San Francisco area-based Valentine’s music was featured in the television commercial for the 2013 Ford Fusion.
A master lyricist, Valentine also received two West Coast Songwriters Association “Best Song” awards for his songs Somedays and Fly, both on his new album, A Place to Belong. Valentine’s other two albums are Home and By My Side.
Alexa Spieler of A-List Music gives Valentine 5 out of 5 stars and writes, “If Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz and Regina Spektor combined forces, you would have Bobby Jo Valentine. Soulful and uplifting, soothing and calming, Valentine’s music is the perfect blend of indie and modern pop/rock.
“Witty wordplay, clever melodies…the nicest guy to ever pick up an acoustic guitar,” saysLA WEEKLY
The Bobby Jo Valentine show starts at 7:30pm, Tickets for the show are $15 and are available at www.purpleroompalmsprings.com or by calling 760.322.4422.
Michael Holmes’ Hilarious The Judy Show, Sunday, November 9
The fun Pride Weekend entertainment continues on Sunday, November 9 with Michael Holmes’ The Judy Show. The spirit of Judy Garland is alive and well in this blend of hysterical comedy and outstanding music that explodes into an evening of nonstop belly laughs, glamour and high camp. With a killer wardrobe and razor-sharp wit, Holmes plays and nails them all, singing your favorite songs and thrilling the audience with charm, zingers and stories. The Judy Show’s guests are always changing, so audiences never know who will surprise and delight them on stage on any given evening. Be on the lookout for Carol Channing, Mae West, Bette Davis, Katherine Hepburn, Pearl Bailey, Peggy Lee and Tallulah Bankhead.
The Judy Show starts at 7:00 p.m. Tickets for the show are $20 and are available at www.purpleroompalmsprings.com or by calling 760.322.4422.
Palm Springs Gay Pride and Parade to be moved this Fall
Pride in Palm Springs will never be the same. We’ve worked several years to get to this point and on Wednesday night the Palm Springs City Council unanimously approved moving the Pride Festival to Palm Canyon Dr. in Downtown.
This year’s event logo featuring the palm tree lined Palm Canyon Drive leading directly to Palm Springs Pride couldn’t be more fitting. We are beyond thrilled with the news.
The road would close at 11 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 7, and reopen at 3 a.m. Monday, Nov. 10.
Additional road closures would be held for the Pride Parade, which will be held on Nov. 9.
Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet said the event has a “fabulous, wonderful energy” and that it would inevitably provide a boost to the city’s shops and restaurants.
“The move downtown will have a bigger impact than we realize,” Pougnet said.
Jeffery Sanker Announces ICON Awards
In celebration of his 25th Anniversary, White Party Founder and Producer Jeffrey Sanker has created the WHITE PARTY PALM SPRINGS ICON AWARDS. These awards recognize a select group whose unique and varied achievements have stood out and best embody the spirit of White Party.
“We are thrilled to present our special Icon Awards to individuals who have exemplified White Party’s defining principles of unity & celebration, commitment to excellence and leading edge creativity,” said Sanker. “I look forward to presenting those attending recipients their awards on the White Carpet at this year’s Saturday main event.”
WHITE PARTY PALM SPRINGS ICON AWARD RECIPIENTS INCLUDE:
ARTIST:
Carmen Electra- Artist, Activist
Cher- Pioneer for LGBT Community; Activist
Jai Rodriguez- Actor, Activist
Kathy Griffin- Comedienne, Philanthropist, Activist
Lady Gaga- Pioneer for LGBT Community, Philanthropist, Activist
Lance Bass- Actor, Activist
PHILANTHROPIST:
Aaron Walton- Philanthropist, Activist
Bryan Singer- Director, Activist
David Cooley- Founder of Abbey, Philanthropist
Fred Arens & Jason Duguay- Philanthropist, Activist
Roland Emmerich- Director, Philanthropist
Sir Elton John & David Furnish- Philanthropist, Activist
ACTIVIST:
Adam Bouska & Jeff Parshley- NoH8 Campaign, Activist
Bruce Vilanch- Actor, Writer, Activist
Lisa Vanderpump- Reality Star, Activist
Paul Katami & Jeff Zarrillo- Prop 8 Activists
Ron Oden- Former Mayor of PS, Activist
Ronnie Kroell- Activist
Todd Saporito- Philanthropist, Activist
PIONEER:
Andy Cohen- BRAVO TV personality, Activist
Candis Cayne- Pioneer of LGBT Community, Activist
David Stern- Former Publisher of Frontiers, Activist
DJ Abel Aguilera- Deejay, Activist
Reza Farahan – BRAVO TV personality, Pioneer of LGBT Community
Congratulations to all WHITE PARTY PALM SPRINGS ICON AWARDS recipients!
Sanker announced this year’s 25th Anniversary plans include a completely redesigned White Party, boasting the most innovative and elaborate video displays ever experienced. Chart-topping remix production team BENT COLLECTIVE (Danny Verde & Steven Redant) will also make their live DJ performance debut. And media sponsor SiriusXM is on board to broadcast on-site from the Convention Center White Carpet for this historic event.
White Party will also offer lots of new photo opportunities, such as Instagram “selfie moments” and a special photo set up where groups can get instant pics emailed for free.
Additionally, to benefit DESERT AIDS PROJECT and fund raising auction efforts, Sanker has enlisted the talents of internationally recognized conceptual photographer Duke Shoman to create beautiful, striking photographic tableaus. In keeping with the WPPS 25th “Silver Anniversary” theme, a sleek, sexy and modern chamber of shining, brilliant silver will be the setting that stars and VIP guest will step into – following their arrival on the White Carpet – to commemorate this twenty-five year milestone.
The following afternoon, at the Sunday T-Dance, you can double your pleasure with two giant 100 foot high Ferris wheels, and the day will culminate with the biggest fireworks display in White Party history, choreographed to the music of DJ/Producer Wayne G.
Sanker also revealed the exciting new addition of Uber as the official transportation provider for White Party. Why drive when you can Uber? Services will be available all weekend long for White Party attendees. Uber lounge stations will be set up at White Party locations manned by special Uber concierges. Uber will also have stretch limos for White Party guests to get around in style. New users can download the app and enter the code WP25 for a free first ride! Sign up at: www.uber.com/GO/WP25. Both new and existing users can also enter the code whiteparty to unlock a flat rate from LA to Palm Springs and back!
White Party Palm Springs is the largest gay dance music festival in the world, celebrating its 25th Anniversary April 25-28, 2014. For more information, hotel reservations and tickets, visit: www.jeffreysanker.com.
